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within newtown, is the nssf known? i've talked to a number of people in town that said, "i had no idea they were here." >> well, connecticut is not well known now for being a state of great firearms ownership. but ironically, connecticut is where the firearms industry got its beginning. all the major manufacturers of firearms and ammunition were generally centered in the connecticut river valley during the industrial revolution. and that's why the national shooting sports foundation is in connecticut. >> 2013 marks the 35th anniversary of the shot show. this year, over 630,000 square feet of exhibit space, and more than 60,000 industry professionals. (cheers and applause) >> ladies and gentlemen, the state of our industry tonight, in a word, is misunderstood. now, who among us has not been moved by that unspeakable tragedy that was inflicted by a deranged man upon the children of newtown, connecticut, our very home at the nssf? >> you had said the state of the industry is misunderstood. what's the biggest misunderstand
within newtown, is the nssf known? i've talked to a number of people in town that said, "i had no idea they were here." >> well, connecticut is not well known now for being a state of great firearms ownership. but ironically, connecticut is where the firearms industry got its beginning. all the major manufacturers of firearms and ammunition were generally centered in the connecticut river valley during the industrial revolution. and that's why the national shooting sports...
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and i hope everyone, whether they're a nascar fan or not, gets behind newtown and texts newtown to 80888. >> i have to ask you, michael, the shooting in newtown renewed the gun control debate on many fronts in this country. of course the sandy hook parents have spoken in favor of regulations such as background checks and maybe some other thinkings. where do you come down on this issue at all, or does that matter? >> we are here to race cars, and any time our community is hurting, we rally around the races. it's how we heal ourselves. and if you think about the healing process that the town of newtown and the folks from sandy hook are faced with, this runway is very long. years and years of therapy and counseling and just trying to heal these folks and make them -- try to return to some sort of normal it is. and we don't know what all that is going to entail and what all it could encompass. so we're here to race our car do, what we do best, celebrate the event, the daytona 500 with the wonderful tribute and an honor to the folks in newtown. that's as political as we're going to be because
and i hope everyone, whether they're a nascar fan or not, gets behind newtown and texts newtown to 80888. >> i have to ask you, michael, the shooting in newtown renewed the gun control debate on many fronts in this country. of course the sandy hook parents have spoken in favor of regulations such as background checks and maybe some other thinkings. where do you come down on this issue at all, or does that matter? >> we are here to race cars, and any time our community is hurting, we...
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are the newtown kids being exploited? suddenly the newtown kids are stars. shortly after the massacre at sandy hook elementary school they popped up on "saturday night live." ♪ all is calm, all is bright >> it was a touching moment and we thought that would be it. now these kids seem to be everywhere, at the super bowl. ♪ o, beautiful for spacious skies ♪ >> and then at a knicks game and there's a movie in the works about a mentally ill child whose illness is triggered by the sandy hook tragedy. to some close to newtown, it's crossed the line. >> the bottom line to us is anything whether it's based on, inspired by mental health that concerns newtown and that tragedy, the wound is still way too fresh for anything to be done like that. >> kind of swallowed a bunch of bowling balls. >> and now we learn the e! network home of joan rivers, the fashion police and the kardashians will feature the newtown kids via satellite in the grammy red carpet pre-show, to sing the wildly popular song "call me maybe" the one about the girl who pines over a guy who turns o
are the newtown kids being exploited? suddenly the newtown kids are stars. shortly after the massacre at sandy hook elementary school they popped up on "saturday night live." ♪ all is calm, all is bright >> it was a touching moment and we thought that would be it. now these kids seem to be everywhere, at the super bowl. ♪ o, beautiful for spacious skies ♪ >> and then at a knicks game and there's a movie in the works about a mentally ill child whose illness is...
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he'll present the medal to 18 americans, six of them victims at the newtown shooting. as soon as we see the president, we'll get you straight to it. we'll be right back. push-ups or sprints? what's wrong with fetch? or chase? let's do this larry! ooh, i got it, i got it! (narrator) the calorie-smart nutrition in beneful healthy weight... includes grains and real chicken, because a healthy dog is a playful dog. beneful healthy weight. find us on facebook to help put more play in your day. if we took the nissan altima and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and class-leading 38 mpg highway... advanced headlights... and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. introducing the completely reimagined nissan altima. it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [
he'll present the medal to 18 americans, six of them victims at the newtown shooting. as soon as we see the president, we'll get you straight to it. we'll be right back. push-ups or sprints? what's wrong with fetch? or chase? let's do this larry! ooh, i got it, i got it! (narrator) the calorie-smart nutrition in beneful healthy weight... includes grains and real chicken, because a healthy dog is a playful dog. beneful healthy weight. find us on facebook to help put more play in your day. if we...
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you wrote an incredibly powerful blog after newtown about your experiences with your child. what is it your child is going through, and how difficult is it to get help, financially, and also, i'm told from a lot of parents, unless your child commits an act of violence, it's very hard to get people to intervene? >> that's very true, unfortunately, anderson. my blog post was written when my personal tragedy of having to put my son in an acute care facility, intersected with the horrible public tragedy of newtown, and i also have children in elementary school as well, so my first thought, when i heard the shooting was, my god, what if it's my son one day, and my second thought was, i have to hug my babies. >> how old is your son? >> he's 13 now. it's interesting, we have been talking about first-person shooters. my son who struggles with mental health doesn't like to play violent shooter games. he likes his stuffed animals. i'm really glad we can focus on the stigma issue. it's something incredibly hard to talk about. you don't have access to resources. we spent a lot of time t
you wrote an incredibly powerful blog after newtown about your experiences with your child. what is it your child is going through, and how difficult is it to get help, financially, and also, i'm told from a lot of parents, unless your child commits an act of violence, it's very hard to get people to intervene? >> that's very true, unfortunately, anderson. my blog post was written when my personal tragedy of having to put my son in an acute care facility, intersected with the horrible...
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in the nearly seven weeks since the rampage in newtown, connecticut, silenced 27 lives, a national debate over guns has only grown louder and more urgent. there was a shooting just today in a middle school in southeast atlanta. a student was hit, so the need for action is clear. often, however, the debate ends in shouting and arguing. when is why we want to have a discussion that zeros in on key issues and what goals, if any, are actually achievable. we have many here with different experiences, different opinions and backgrounds, they're all represented in this room. gun control advocates, people opposed to greater gun control, victims of crime, people who use guns to protect themselves and their family. we start with a look at what is at stake. >> columbine, virginia tech, aurora, newtown, an all too familiar pattern, mass shootings followed by a national dialogue on one of the most polarizing issues in america, gun control, but any attempt to alter our relatively easy access to guns rarely gets off the ground. the last time federal gun control legislation was passed was in 1994, a year
in the nearly seven weeks since the rampage in newtown, connecticut, silenced 27 lives, a national debate over guns has only grown louder and more urgent. there was a shooting just today in a middle school in southeast atlanta. a student was hit, so the need for action is clear. often, however, the debate ends in shouting and arguing. when is why we want to have a discussion that zeros in on key issues and what goals, if any, are actually achievable. we have many here with different...
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plus, two months after newtown. >> families of newtown deserve a vote. gwen: as a week of special pbs coverage of gun violence draws to a close, we examine the ongoing debate in washington, in state houses in city halls. >> if a gun that was used 69 days ago to slaughter 20 children and six adults isn't an assault weapon, then they don't exist. >> a debate that is just beginning. covering the week, john harwood of cnbc and the "new york times." david sanger of the "new york times." molly ball of the atlantic, and sari horwitz of "the washington post." >> award-winning coverage and adge sys, covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. corporate funding for washington week is provided by -- >> we know why we're here, to chart a greener path in the air and in our factories. >> to find cleaner more efficient ways to power flight. >> and harness our technology for new energy solutions. >> around the globe the people of boeing are working together to build a better tomorrow. >> that's why we're her
plus, two months after newtown. >> families of newtown deserve a vote. gwen: as a week of special pbs coverage of gun violence draws to a close, we examine the ongoing debate in washington, in state houses in city halls. >> if a gun that was used 69 days ago to slaughter 20 children and six adults isn't an assault weapon, then they don't exist. >> a debate that is just beginning. covering the week, john harwood of cnbc and the "new york times." david sanger of the...
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newtown received such an outpouring of support after the shootings. cards and letters by the thousands. our town hall is filled with poxes and boxes of them. this was meaningful not just for here in newtown and the families impacted, but the people who sent them. to this is an opportunity to continue feeling like they're doing something and it's called 1 million hearts for newtown. if you go on the sandy hook promise website, you can choose from a variety of valentine's and share them via facebook, via twitter, a multitude of ways and it's a way to keep the conversation going, to extend that support. you can also take the promise, the sandy hook promise, which is on the website. and it's a way to just continue that support. >> and you know what? you certainly still are on the minds of many of our viewers and people in america. bill, we're thinking about you, and thank you so much, suzy, for letting us now how to let people in newtown know they're still on our minds. >>> coming up, does america need more females in charge? we'll talk to hollywood legen
newtown received such an outpouring of support after the shootings. cards and letters by the thousands. our town hall is filled with poxes and boxes of them. this was meaningful not just for here in newtown and the families impacted, but the people who sent them. to this is an opportunity to continue feeling like they're doing something and it's called 1 million hearts for newtown. if you go on the sandy hook promise website, you can choose from a variety of valentine's and share them via...
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plus, two months after newtown. >> families of newtown deserve a vote. gwen: as a week of special pbs coverage of gun violence draws to a close, we examine the ongoing debate in washington, in state houses in city halls. >> if a gun that was used 69 days ago to slaughter 20 children and six adults isn't an assault weapon, then they don't exist. >> a debate that is just beginning. covering the week, john harwood of cnbc and the "new york times." david sanger of the "new york times." molly ball of the atlantic, and times." molly ball of the atlantic, and sari
plus, two months after newtown. >> families of newtown deserve a vote. gwen: as a week of special pbs coverage of gun violence draws to a close, we examine the ongoing debate in washington, in state houses in city halls. >> if a gun that was used 69 days ago to slaughter 20 children and six adults isn't an assault weapon, then they don't exist. >> a debate that is just beginning. covering the week, john harwood of cnbc and the "new york times." david sanger of the...
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we are 76 days from newtown. and that national energy derided by gun rights advocates as the connecticut effect that they're waiting to wear off turns out it's not wearing off. it's not going away. did you see what happened today in the senate on this? somebody probably already sent you some of this tape from today in the senate. it was so incredible. you may have already seen it, if somebody sent it to you. if you have not seen it, if you are not that lucky, you will want to see it. we have it coming up in just a minute. ♪ [ jen garner ] what skincare brand is so effective... so trusted... so clinically proven dermatologists recommend it twice as much as any other brand? neutrogena®. recommended by dermatologists 2 times more than any other brand. now that's beautiful. neutrogena®. ♪ >>> last night on the show we talked to carlee and jillian and carlos matthew soto. their sister vicki soto was killed in the mass shooting in december while trying to protect the first graders in her class. when i asked vicki
we are 76 days from newtown. and that national energy derided by gun rights advocates as the connecticut effect that they're waiting to wear off turns out it's not wearing off. it's not going away. did you see what happened today in the senate on this? somebody probably already sent you some of this tape from today in the senate. it was so incredible. you may have already seen it, if somebody sent it to you. if you have not seen it, if you are not that lucky, you will want to see it. we have it...
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senate holds its first hearing on gun legislation since newtown. that hearing in the senate judiciary committee includes an emotional statement at the top from former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords. she encourages congress to be bold. january 31st, the vice president personally attends the senate democrats' weekly policy luncheon. the vice president attended in order to help coordinate the push for the administration's gun violence proposals. then it's february. february 4th, the first monday in february, monday this week, president obama takes the push for gun legislation on the road. he goes to minneapolis, minnesota, to give a nationally televised speech on gun safety reform in front of a tableaux of law enforcement. the president surrounded by local law enforcement officials as he delivers that speech and praises minneapolis as a model of how realistic gun reform can work to reduce gun violence. then tuesday, yesterday, the push for gun safety reform gets bipartisan. republican senator dean heller of nevada comes out for universal backgro
senate holds its first hearing on gun legislation since newtown. that hearing in the senate judiciary committee includes an emotional statement at the top from former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords. she encourages congress to be bold. january 31st, the vice president personally attends the senate democrats' weekly policy luncheon. the vice president attended in order to help coordinate the push for the administration's gun violence proposals. then it's february. february 4th, the first...
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we are 76 days from newtown. and that national energy derided by gun rights advocates as the connecticut effect that they're waiting to wear off turns out it's not wearing off. it's not going away. did you see what happened today in the senate on this? somebody probably already sent you some of this tape from today in the senate. it was so incredible. you may have already seen it, if somebody sent it to you. if you have not seen it, if you are not that lucky, you will want to see it. we have it coming up in just a minute. [ male announcer ] there are only so many foods that make kids happy. and even fewer that make moms happy too. with wholesome noodles and bite sized chicken, nothing brings you together like chicken noodle soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues... with three strains of good bacteria. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. how did i know? well, i
we are 76 days from newtown. and that national energy derided by gun rights advocates as the connecticut effect that they're waiting to wear off turns out it's not wearing off. it's not going away. did you see what happened today in the senate on this? somebody probably already sent you some of this tape from today in the senate. it was so incredible. you may have already seen it, if somebody sent it to you. if you have not seen it, if you are not that lucky, you will want to see it. we have it...
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we are 76 days from newtown. and that national energy derided by gun rights advocates as the connecticut effect that they're waiting to wear off turns out it's not wearing off. it's not going away. did you see what happened today in the senate on this? somebody probably already sent you some of this tape from today in the senate. it was so incredible. you may have already seen it, if somebody sent it to you. if you have not seen it, if you are not that lucky, you will want to see it. we have it coming up in just a minute. introducing new febreze stick & refresh with command strips from 3m. designed to stick and eliminate odors anywhere. like this overflowing trashcan. to test it, we brought in the scott family. so what do you smell? beach house and you're looking out over the ocean. some place like, uh, hawaii in like a flower field. take your blindfolds off. aw man! [ screams ] [ laughs ] that smells good. i wouldn't even just put it in the trash, i'd put it in every room. stick it to eliminate odors anywhere. n
we are 76 days from newtown. and that national energy derided by gun rights advocates as the connecticut effect that they're waiting to wear off turns out it's not wearing off. it's not going away. did you see what happened today in the senate on this? somebody probably already sent you some of this tape from today in the senate. it was so incredible. you may have already seen it, if somebody sent it to you. if you have not seen it, if you are not that lucky, you will want to see it. we have it...
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the town of newtown, connecticut has three detectives on its police force. and on december 14th, when calls started coming in about a possible shooting at the elementary school at sandy hook in newtown, one of the town's three detectives, a detective named jason frank, was off duty. he was not at work. so presumably he did not have his uniform on. we know he did not have his weapon with him. but he heard the call anyway and he drove to the scene. he drove to the school. now, at that point police had already found the body of the shooter. the young man who had ended the massacre when he shot and killed himself. so at that point police were making sure that there wasn't a second shooter. making sure that the massacre was over. and they were moving through the school methodically, door by door, clearing each room, making sure there were no other perpetrators on the loose. and of course getting the surviving kids and staff members out of that school to safety. this was the time we learned later when the police had to convince the teachers and the staff members b
the town of newtown, connecticut has three detectives on its police force. and on december 14th, when calls started coming in about a possible shooting at the elementary school at sandy hook in newtown, one of the town's three detectives, a detective named jason frank, was off duty. he was not at work. so presumably he did not have his uniform on. we know he did not have his weapon with him. but he heard the call anyway and he drove to the scene. he drove to the school. now, at that point...
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tonight begins a weeklong focus on guns here on pbs, "after newtown." on the newshour this evening, we look at political and other developments since the december tragedy and zero in on the gun debate in colorado. >> in the divisive atmosphere of the gun debate, both sides, at the federal and state level, say they know the coming months won't be easy. but they will be critical. >> ifill: then, we take up the arguments for and against the proposed construction of the keystone pipeline, as environmental activists mounted a protest this weekend. >> woodurff: ray suarez updates the hugo chavez story, after the president's surprise return to venezuela following more than two months of cancer treatment in cuba. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown talks with filmmaker kirby dick about his oscar-nominated documentary "the invisible war," detailing the high rate of sexual assault in the u.s. military. >> 86% of men and women who are sexually assaulted in the military don't report. they experience reprisals that are, in many ways, a second betrayal that's even worse than
tonight begins a weeklong focus on guns here on pbs, "after newtown." on the newshour this evening, we look at political and other developments since the december tragedy and zero in on the gun debate in colorado. >> in the divisive atmosphere of the gun debate, both sides, at the federal and state level, say they know the coming months won't be easy. but they will be critical. >> ifill: then, we take up the arguments for and against the proposed construction of the...
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., called the newtown project. the gallery owner knows what it's like to be shot. this exhibit is designed to be piercing. >> reporter: children's building blocks splattered with blood, a gun press bed someone's temple. a child's image against the u.s. constitution, his feet blown off. >> there are no pretty pictures. >> reporter: charles crowd owner of the gallery on 13th street, said these images are supposed to make you reaction, maybe even recoil. >> it is provocative, and that's what art is meant to do. art is meant to make people think. >> reporter: krouse, a former journalist has felt the pain of a bullet wound. he was traveling with lee oryan in jonestown in 197, and jim jones' followers opened fire on them on the airstrip. >> i've been shot with a gun similar to what was used in newtown. >> reporter: 35 years later, this exhibit is a direct response to the newtown connecticut massacre and the gun control debate it's spawned. >> because i think our trauma is borne individually and in very difficult ways. >> reporter: this artist did a work cause simply lost
., called the newtown project. the gallery owner knows what it's like to be shot. this exhibit is designed to be piercing. >> reporter: children's building blocks splattered with blood, a gun press bed someone's temple. a child's image against the u.s. constitution, his feet blown off. >> there are no pretty pictures. >> reporter: charles crowd owner of the gallery on 13th street, said these images are supposed to make you reaction, maybe even recoil. >> it is...
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, it resembles newtown and didn't want to upset anybody in newtown. i worked in connecticut, these towns are very small. and everybody knows everybody. >> close to each other. >> and everybody that goes to the newtown schools knows somebody from the ridgefield, from monroe. so this is -- this is not the kind of thing you can bring to an area and think they're so insular that the town next to them wouldn't know about it. >> of course. of course. you have to wonder what the motivation was. i'm sure will turn into something down the road. again seems too soon. the director could not have expected this to go over well. people say "oh, sure, come in 2 months later and do something." seems weird. the director says -- the script focuses on a 13-year-old boy has a mental illness, coping with fears after the newtown shooting. maybe it was a story on how towns cope. even still -- it is -- it is too raw. >> it parallels what happens. makes it worse. it's hard. >> not yet. not yet. >>> related news turning to the gun control debate. a bipartisan house bill to be
, it resembles newtown and didn't want to upset anybody in newtown. i worked in connecticut, these towns are very small. and everybody knows everybody. >> close to each other. >> and everybody that goes to the newtown schools knows somebody from the ridgefield, from monroe. so this is -- this is not the kind of thing you can bring to an area and think they're so insular that the town next to them wouldn't know about it. >> of course. of course. you have to wonder what the...
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physicians in newtown and the newtown action alliance. our group of physicians is over 100 demrs newtown who are on the same platform, some are republican, some democrat, but we're all in the same platform about assault weapons and gun violence. i'm the e.m.s. medical director for newtown. i'm afriend of some of the families that lost loved ones and i was the e.r. doctor that was on shift on december 14. what is my goal? my goal is to convince you that banning assault rifles and real gun control measures that l make a difference. research has been severely limited. i had to go overseas to see some real data to see what the real answers are. in scotland in 1996, a shooter got off 109 rounds, he killed 16 little children and a teach earn injured another 27 kids and four more teachers. in australia in the same year, a 28-year-old with an ar-15 assault rifle killed 35 people and injured another 23. the damage caused by an assault rifle compared to a regular gun is horrific. some of the injuries is so bad that there is nothing salvageable. the
physicians in newtown and the newtown action alliance. our group of physicians is over 100 demrs newtown who are on the same platform, some are republican, some democrat, but we're all in the same platform about assault weapons and gun violence. i'm the e.m.s. medical director for newtown. i'm afriend of some of the families that lost loved ones and i was the e.r. doctor that was on shift on december 14. what is my goal? my goal is to convince you that banning assault rifles and real gun...
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this is the first federal election since the newtown school shooting. chicago is a city that has had real problems with gun violence. and the confluence of those factors have made this kind of an interesting test case. what maybe should have been a cakewalk for debbie halvorson, who had the highest name recognition in the case ended up turning into a dogfight, at least heading into today's voting from what we could tell from the polling. election officials today reported relatively low turnout at the polls, probably the result of this being a special election primary in an offyear. special elections in general tend to generate less voter interest. it also could have been the result of this. this is how it looked today in chicago. what do you like better? rain, sleet, snow? chicago had a good offering of all three today. so again the turnout today was reported to be low. but at this hour we can report a result in this race. with 67% of precincts now reporting, the associated press has declared former state lawmaker robin kelly the winner tonight. former
this is the first federal election since the newtown school shooting. chicago is a city that has had real problems with gun violence. and the confluence of those factors have made this kind of an interesting test case. what maybe should have been a cakewalk for debbie halvorson, who had the highest name recognition in the case ended up turning into a dogfight, at least heading into today's voting from what we could tell from the polling. election officials today reported relatively low turnout...